When the guys who own the Penn Brewery announced last year that they were looking for a new home for the restaurant — and shipping off their brewing duties to the Lion Brewery in Wilkes-Barre — my gut feeling was that we’d never see Penn brewed in Pittsburgh again. I am very happy to say… Read More staying home.
Mrs. Crappy Weekend, so far: 1) Eighth-row seats to see Wilco in Athens in April. 2) Dinner at D’s (her choice — honest!). 3) A fun evening at AA’s Living Room. Always a good time. 4) A very productive day at the home and garden show — a good thing, since we now own a… Read More a good start.
WHEREAS, Mrs. Crappy, the wife of the proprietor of this blog, has had a kind of miserable week; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Crappy was forced to endure the destruction of her family homestead by fire on Sunday night; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Crappy was screwed out of attending a concert by Dark Star Orchestra on Tuesday because… Read More proclamation.
I was pleased this morning to find a copy of Tuesday’s show had already been uploaded at the Archive. If you’re so inclined, you can download your copy here. And, as an illustration of how shaky my 42-year-old memory can be, you’ll find a copy of the setlist below. I used to write these down… Read More setlisted.
Last night, presented in pleasing bullet form: The meeting that Mrs. Crappy was asked to cover turned out to be a waste of time; the board did nothing, and she didn’t need to be there. Carnegie Music Hall: Wow, what a cool old place. The library complex is huge, taking up an entire block and… Read More dark starred.
I’ve already written once today about the fact that I might be a bit excited about seeing Dark Star Orchestra tonight. My excitement has just been tempered a bit by a phone call from Mrs. Crappy, who has been assigned to cover a school board meeting because some clown has barricaded himself in his house… Read More one night only.
